Hoxie Pond Fishing Guide, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Hoxie Pond is listed under Barnstable County, Massachusetts. The sea is 1.7 miles distant. About 8 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. The closest town, East Sandwich, is 1.1 miles distant. New Bedford sits 26 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Hoxie Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. This is tidal water: the state of the tide decides where fish sit, so plan the session around it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Hoxie Pond the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 30°F in January and 70°F in July. A lid forms in a hard winter only. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. On Hoxie Pond the same rules apply, with local timing. Overcast days spread the fishing across more hours.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Expect a half a mile walk in from where the car goes. The water borders Round Hill Cr, so expect the reserve rules to apply. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Nye Pond is 0.4 miles distant. None of that is settled for Hoxie Pond in what we hold.